Journal article
Iowa certified nursing assistants study: self-reported ratings of the nursing home work environment
Research in gerontological nursing, Vol.1(2), pp.87-96
04/2008
DOI: 10.3928/19404921-20080401-01
PMCID: PMC3101024
PMID: 20078021
Abstract
Certified nursing assistants (CNAs) are the principal bedside caregivers in nursing homes, yet little is known about their perceptions of the work environment. This population-based, cross-sectional study used a mailed questionnaire to a random sample of Iowa CNAs (N=584), representing 166 nursing homes. Of the respondents, 88.5% (n=517) were currently employed in long-term care settings; however, 11.5% (n=67) indicated they had left their jobs. When CNA responses were compared with those of other occupational groups, general workers reported higher scores on involvement, coworker cohesion, work pressure, and supervisor support. Those who left their CNA jobs rated their work environment as characteristic of excessive managerial control and task orientation. Results of this study emphasize the importance of the relationship between CNAs and their supervisors, CNAs' need for greater autonomy and innovation, and the need for the work environment to change dramatically in the area of human resource management.
Details
- Title: Subtitle
- Iowa certified nursing assistants study: self-reported ratings of the nursing home work environment
- Creators
- Kennith Culp - Adult and Gerontological Area of Study, The University of Iowa College of Nursing, Iowa City, IA 52241, USA. ken-culp@uiowa.eduSandra RameySusan Karlman
- Resource Type
- Journal article
- Publication Details
- Research in gerontological nursing, Vol.1(2), pp.87-96
- DOI
- 10.3928/19404921-20080401-01
- PMID
- 20078021
- PMCID
- PMC3101024
- NLM abbreviation
- Res Gerontol Nurs
- ISSN
- 1940-4921
- eISSN
- 1938-2464
- Publisher
- United States
- Grant note
- P30 NR003979 / NINR NIH HHS P30 NR003979-15 / NINR NIH HHS P30 NR03979 / NINR NIH HHS
- Language
- English
- Date published
- 04/2008
- Academic Unit
- Occupational and Environmental Health; Nursing
- Record Identifier
- 9984064160302771
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